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  • Title: The protective effect of mitral stenosis on the embolization of a free-floating left atrial myxoma.
    Author: Matana A, Zaputović L, Simić O, Kastelan ZM.
    Journal: Eur J Echocardiogr; 2006 Aug; 7(4):322-5. PubMed ID: 16002341.
    Abstract:
    Mitral stenosis associated with free left atrial myxoma is very rare. A free myxoma is life-threatening when incarcerated in the mitral orifice or if embolization of the whole tumor occurs. We report a case of a female patient with moderate mitral stenosis and a detached left atrial myxoma. The myxoma was spherical, solid and smooth-surfaced. Mitral stenosis prevented the exit of the tumor from the left atrium and a possible fatal outcome. The tumor was surgically removed and mitral commissurotomy was successfully performed. Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma.
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